Here is what i meant by general's paradox : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Generals%27_Problem
and here is the confluent's blog regarding exactly once semantics : https://www.confluent.io/blog/exactly-once-semantics-are-possible-heres-how-apache-kafka-does-it/?utm_content=buffer9b1b6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer I am struggling with relating the two problems exactly once semantics and generals paradox. Whether both are same or they just look like same but are not.